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About WAGON

WAGON is a conceptual vehicle for the curatorial practice of Naoko Mabon.

Whilst the metaphor within a particular type of vehicle suggests its characteristics of small capacity, manual operation, and slow speed, WAGON carries ideas in its wheels which bring different points of view to our daily life.

Founded in summer 2014.

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::: Aberdeen // Yubari update アップデート ::: . Exhibition now open! The resulting work printed by Peacock Visual Arts has been finally unveiled, singed by Yubari participant Wakana Tsuji, and framed. The work alongside all the pictures of Yubari landscape taken by 14 pupils of Yubari Primary School are now on display in the Shimizusawa Community Centre until 30th January. . Also there was a talk by Dr Leslie Mabon on “Fossil Fuel and Local Identity” at Shimizusawa Community Gate tonight. . Thank you so much for all involved for your time and support! . 版画作品がついにお披露目となりました！夕張側参加者の辻和奏さん（ゆうばり小学校3年生）によってサインされたのち、額装もしていただきました。完成した版画作品は、2019年夏にゆうばり小学校の生徒さんを対象に行った写真コンテストの応募作品全14作品とともに、清水沢プロジェクト主催で1月30日（木）まで清水沢地区公民館1階ロビーで展示中です。 . そしてお披露目のあとは清水沢コミュニティゲートでスコットランドから研究のため来日中のレズリー・メイボン氏による「化石燃料とローカル・アイデンティティ」についてのトークがありました。 . いつものように素晴らしい手さばきで主催・運営してくださった清水沢プロジェクトの佐藤真奈美さんはもちろん、参加してくださった皆さん、夕張の皆さん、本当にありがとうございました！ . 📷by @shimizusawa_project @thezerocar @denimetal_cats . FYI and thanks: @peacockvisualarts @aberdeen_cc #peacockvisualarts #aberdeencitycouncil #creativefunding #aberdeen #yubari #printmaking #exchange

Aberdeen // Yubari - Signing by David Fryer on the finished prints 「アバディーン//夕張」版画完成！デイヴィッド・フライヤー氏サイン入れ . **The complete image of the resulting print work will be unveiled on 18th January on the occasion of the exhibition at Shimizusawa Community Centre in Yubari.** . Today was the first chance for us to meet the finished print of ’Aberdeen // Yubari’. With the expertise and support from David McCracken, James Vass and Neil Corall at Peacock Visual Arts, the resulting print came out with a series of elegant harmonies of colour, composition and context. The halftone image of the Victoria Bridge connecting Aberdeen and Torry over the River Dee taken by David Fryer was printed over the purple colour chosen by David himself. On the other hand, the halftone image of Shuparo Lake and the old/new Shirogane Bridge taken by Wakana Tsuji was printed in pastel pink chosen by Wakana herself. Both halftones consist of a set of dots. This helped to represent the manual process involved in the printmaking, while successfully transforming two pieces of digital image to an abstract, tactile and visually outstanding art piece. . David Fryer has signed all the editions. At the bottom right, a lovely peacock seal designed by Malcolm Appleby stamped by James. So now the prints are travelling to Yubari to be signed by Wakana. Our project collaborator Dr Leslie Mabon, who is visiting Japan soon for his research, will be kindly delivering the prints to the Shimizusawa Project next week. The prints will be gifted to Yubari Primary School, Yubari City, Shimizusawa Project, and the artist herself. The finished print, alongside the pictures of Yubari taken and submitted by 14 pupils of the Yubari Primary School, will be exhibited at Shimizusawa Community Centre in Yubari from 18-30 January. Also we are underway with planning to have a celebratory showcase and event in Aberdeen at Old Torry Community Centre on 7-8 February. . Thank you very much indeed for being patient and so generous to realise the print work, David (Fryer), Wakana, and all at Peacock Visual Arts especially David, James, and Neil! . #aberdeenyubari #aberdeen #yubari #printmaking @shimizusawa_project @peacockvisualarts

First lesson of 2020: someone’s intense mischief can be someone’s pain. ....happy new year from Mabons! 2020年教訓はじめ「いくら楽しくて仕方なくても家庭内のいたずらはほどほどに...」、、えー、、今年もメイボン家をよろしくお願いします、、

8h project | This small, slow and domestic project involving three art practitioners - I-Chern Lai @ichernlai, Naoko Mabon @naokomabon, and Fiona Yun-Jui Chang @fiona_yunjui_chang - based in three different locations across the globe started 1st January 2019 and ends today 31st December 2019. . The platform that we have collectively developed through a series of object/image/poem/letter/email exchanges turned out to be something simple yet safe, and became somewhere where we ask rather challenging questions on how and why we work in contemporary art as practitioners at this particular time. . 8h will create three resulting simultaneous exhibitions in spring 2020 at three domestic environments where each participant lives and works. It will be Weimar in Germany, Oban in Scotland, and Los Angeles in the United States of America. . Thank you very much I-Chern and Fiona - it has been inspiring and comfortable to collaborate with you. And have a great start of 2020! . #8hproject

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